Circle over Lakeville, MN
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The report, as filed
About 45+ satellite looking lights going across the sky and a perfect line perfectly spaced for about 25 to 40 minutes straight. We sit up outside all the time and I have never seen anything like this before.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #155428). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-04-15 → 2020-05-02
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